We've got so many tomatoes this year that they are literally dropping off their vines!
We're having a little trouble harvesting them fast enough!
Nice problem to have, huh? At least if you are a gardener, that is!
We've had a wonderful and BLESSED spring's worth of rain and (until recently) we've received a nice weekly dose of summer water from the skies! Perfetto! None of our tomatoes cracked; none of them came down with any disease or pests . . . we've had just a perfect summer's bounty of ruby-red tomatoes!
Seriously, some of my ...

Bread is perfect for mopping up sauces and broth!
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That's the basic idea of this wonderful, traditional Italian, fresh tomato and bread salad known as "Panzanella". A salad that is frugally made with crusty, hefty, day-old bread chunks tossed into tomatoes, onions, and fresh basil with a vinaigrette dressing.
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This simple and delicious salad is a creation from the Tuscan region of Northern Italy. It's a great example of how Italians rarely waste any food . . . even old stale bread! In fact, the harder, the more stale and old that the bread ...

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